Hi there
that's one of the reasons why I don't LIKE the standard built in imaging programs.
There's a little known feature that this requires called V.S.S (Volume shadowing service) and for the Windows built in imaging service to run it actually needs to have DOUBLE the space required for the image creation available -- this is IMO a HUGE limitation in using this type of software.
You are INFINITELY better off using either a FREE product like Free Macrium or a commercial solution like Acronis / Paragon etc.
Make a bootable copy and then do your Backups,.
Forget about Windows imaging / backup -- probably just barely better than nothing but IMO not really fit for purpose.
Cheers
jimbo
VSS is a great thing, because it allows to make backup without taking the system offline. First, the snapshot is taken and saved as a shadow copy, then the image of the shadow copy is created.
And here comes the funniest part
Lots of third party backup solutions employ VSS, including Macrium (
proof) and Acronis (
proof).
Vadim